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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Here is What Could Be Fixed by the Taxes on Apple's Offshored Profits [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Small example from 2007. These kinds of details were hashed out in Olympia, too:
Makes it very personal when it's put in those terms.
There were some very angry town halls in Washington state going over how much we were losing during Bush's wars. It was starving us, not the beast. Now with reduced military costs from our area, we are still existing on pork barrel industry and refuse to vote for initiatives for progressive taxation. This dead beat thing will undo us all.
Leaving nations in the Middle East to take care of their own issues themselves and the Iran deal will starve the MIC. We must move away from applying funding to the military sector while still doing what is needed.
The amount of technological know how that the military and space program can help us all do things in peace time, too. Soldiers who came back from WW2 put those skills to work building infrastructure. PBO has tried to get Congress to direct the energy of veterans to civilian needs but has been rebuffed many times, but has had a few sucesses.
The MIC or more correctly termed, the MICC, is more interested in pork barrel and profits. But when knowledge and equipment are used in warfare, the only return is territory... But not even that. Infrastructure builds the future here at home.
JMHO.
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Bernie Sanders: Here is What Could Be Fixed by the Taxes on Apple's Offshored Profits [View all]
Playinghardball
Apr 2015
OP
TPTB only want division. This much is perfectly clear. And they have zero interest in principles.
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#49
Tell It! We also need to add Climate Change & the Environment to the list
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#37
For several years I've wondered what the Dem. Vision is? Hello, listen up, we need a major
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#45
Superbly marketed campaign is right. Now is the time for left thinkers to use their creativity,
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#47
Small example from 2007. These kinds of details were hashed out in Olympia, too:
freshwest
Apr 2015
#4
Time to shock the world: "Manhattan" type project on renewable clean energy.
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2015
#16
+1 Big issue, the Military/War Budget. How much that $ could help this country is immense-
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#41
+1 Yes indeed, nurtured here in the USA, like WS banker Lloyd 'I'm Doing God's Work!' Blankfein of
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#42
The irony is my friend of 40-plus years renounced his US citizenship last fall...
KansDem
Apr 2015
#8
A US citizen is required to file a return wherever they live, even if they pay taxes abroad
DFW
Apr 2015
#33
Interesting to know this. The 1K per year to file is seriously unfair esp. as corps. are escaping
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#38
Bernie knows it. All the good this $ could have done for the deteriorating US. Scofflaws-
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#20
The republicon Michigan Legislature would rather we vote to raise our sales and gas taxes instead
corkhead
Apr 2015
#30
+1. If corps. are people then they pay taxes. What hypocrisy & major scam-
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#44